On July 5, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a citation and imposed a fine of $98,000.00 on national home health care provider Epic… Continue reading.

Though Massachusetts law has long required that employers provide protected leave to military veterans for the purpose of participating in Veterans Day or Memorial Day services, exercises, or parades, employers have… Continue reading.

On July 14, 2016, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law An Act Relative to Housing, Operations, Military Service, and Enrichment. Referred to more commonly as “The HOME Act,” the new law adds… Continue reading.

The U.S. District Court recently affirmed the well-recognized principle that Title VII and c. 151B “do not reach” independent contractors. In Santangelo v. New York Life Insurance Co., 2014 WL… Continue reading.